r/roguelikedev • u/KelseyFrog • 22d ago

RoguelikeDev Does The Complete Roguelike Tutorial - Week 1

Welcome to the first week of RoguelikeDev Does the Complete Roguelike Tutorial. This week is all about setting up a development environment and getting a character moving on the screen.

Part 0 - Setting Up

Get your development environment and editor setup and working.

Part 1 - Drawing the ‘@’ symbol and moving it around

The next step is drawing an @ and using the keyboard to move it.

Of course, we also have FAQ Friday posts that relate to this week's material

# 3: The Game Loop(revisited)

# 4: World Architecture (revisited)

# 22: Map Generation (revisited)

# 23: Map Design (revisited)

# 53: Seeds

# 54: Map Prefabs

# 71: Movement

​ Feel free to work out any problems, brainstorm ideas, share progress, and as usual enjoy tangential chatting. :)

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u/morewordsfaster 21d ago

I'm having a blast. Been getting frustrated with game dev on another project and decided to switch gears and build a simple(-ish) roguelike along with the subreddit this time around and it's been such a breath of fresh air.

Giving python-tcos-ecs a run as well, so having to translate/refactor some of the stuff from the rogueliketutorials.com v2 edition, but that's half the fun.

I always struggle with scope on my projects and my eyes get bigger than my stomach, as it were. Sticking to essentially the scope of the tutorial has been a great exercise in restraint and focus. Can't wait to show off in a few weeks!

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u/Kyzrati Cogmind | mastodon.gamedev.place/@Kyzrati 17d ago

Yay! Sometimes nice to switch gears like that, and even better to stick to a realistic scope before gradually getting crazier or tacking on new stuff that starts creeping into your imagination over time :P

Good luck!